Tex. Ins. Code § 1504.101 · Subchapter C. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
DENIAL OF ENROLLMENT ON CERTAIN GROUNDS PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A benefit plan issuer may not deny enrollment of a child under the health or dental coverage of the child's parent on the ground that the child:
(1) has a preexisting condition;
(2) was born out of wedlock;
(3) is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal income tax return;
(4) does not reside with the parent; or
(5) receives or has applied for medical assistance.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 69, eff. September 1, 2018.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1504.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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